Improved machine for bundling wool



@eine gti/'nihil 7S/tanze @matite T. LA ROY, OF RICHMOND, ILLINOIS.

Letters Patent No. 83,976, dated November l0, 1868.

IMPAROVED MACHINE FOR BUNDLING- WOOL.

The Schedule referred tn in these Letters Patent' and making part of thesame.

To all whom it 'may concern;

Be it known that I, H. T. LA ROY, of Richmond, in the county of McHenry,and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement inMachines for Bundling Wool; and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enableothers skilled in the artto make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, forming part of this speciiication, inwhich- Figure l represents a sectional elevation of my improved machine,with a quantityof wool placed on it to be bundled;

Figure 2 represents the .same elevation, with the wool formed into abundle; and

Figure 3 represents a plan View of my improved machine.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

The object of this invention is to provide a simple and effectivemachine for compressing wool and other similar articles into bundles, tobe tied.

`It consists of a table, the top of which is made in sections, thecentral and corner sections being secured to the table, while the foursections between the corners are hinged tothe central section, andconnected by levers and a belt to a foot-lever, so arranged that bytheapplication of pressure tothe foot-lever the said movable sections willbe folded up like a fboX, enclosing and compressing the wool, or otherarticle, which is placed on the table, in a compact bundle, which may betied by cords, previously laid across the said movable sections.

A represents the top of a table, Which is divided into sections. Thefour corner sections, o, and the central section, 11,' are secured tothe table, and the side sections, c c, and end sections, :l d, arehinged to the centralsection b.

B represents a vertically-sliding ii'ame, composed of four arms,converging at the centre, and provided with guide-rods, D, From each ofthe said arms, near their outer ends, rise connecting-rods, E, which arejointed to the said rods and to the hinged sections c and d.`

Near the centre of the frame B, 'a belt, F, is con nected to it, whichrises up to the top of the table, and then passes overa pulley, andrunning over another pulley, at one side of the machine, is attached toa foot-lever, G.

One of .the sections, d, is provided with a yoke, H, by which they areconnected together after they are folded up.

The wool, or other article to he bundled, is placed on the table, whenit is in the position shown in iig. 1, cords having been previously laidthereon, when the operator, by applying his foot to the lever G, willfold the movable sections up into the position shown in fig. 2,compressing the wool into, a compact bundle. Then, by means of the yoke,which is provided with a hasp, I, he can secure the sections in thatposition until he can tie the conds together, when, by restorl ing thesections to their original position, the bundle may be removed.

The edges of the movable sections are provided with notches, to hold thecords by, vthe latter being pressed into them.

Having thus described my invention,

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- Ihe arrangement,herein described, of the hinged sections c el, the fixed sections c b,connecting-rods E, four-armed frame B, guide-rods D, the belt F, leverG, and yoke H, all operating as shown, for the pur pose specified.

H. T. LA ROY.

Witnesses:

E. M. POTTER, J AMES BENNETT.

